We will present three analytical platforms that can optimizing various warehousing and transportation functions. They are IDEA, POD and D3TO.

IDEA (Instantly Discover Efficient Activities) – it’s a suite of tools that can help optimize waving, tasking and picking functions at a warehouse by turbocharging existing systems/WMS. It aims to bring together advanced analytical optimization algorithms, simulation and machine learning algorithms to make intelligent operational decisions.

POD (Packaging on Demand) - given the rise of dimensional based fee structures in today’s transportation market, as well as the reduction in overall trucking capacity, shippers are facing new challenges in their supply chains. Companies can tackle these challenges through advanced analytics, working with customers to reduce their overall shipping expense. In this section we will discuss how packaging space utilization tools work toward the goal of storing and shipping less air!

D3TO (DHL Dynamic Decision Transportation Optimization) – this session will explore the connection between freight savings and data analysis, learn how to weigh the business benefits of dedicated and private fleets, and see how applying freight optimization can lead to lower rates in both the truckload and LTL arenas.

Takeaways

Strategy to optimize warehousing functions like waving, tasking and picking.

Process to optimize carton sizes at a facility

Tactical process to optimize a complex transportation network

Manjeet SinghResearch DirectorDHL Supply Chain

Jon CoxDirector Solutions DesignDHL Supply Chain

15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 2:

Urban Fulfillment Centers: A new approach for satisfying consumer demand for same-day delivery

As consumers increasingly demand faster delivery of purchases, retailers and consumer products companies need to move away from the hub-and-spoke distribution model and look to locate warehouses closer to the end consumer. This new model will require new thinking and new ecosystem relationships.

In today’s tight labor market, it’s a struggle to attract and retain the employees we need. It seems the odds are against us, and today’s young people aren’t loyal, they lack focus and they job hop at the drop of a hat.

Or do they?

This working session will give you some insight into the real issue and provide you with actionable ideas and tools that you can put into motion right away. The good news is there are ways to do this that don’t include higher salaries and outlandish perks.

Candice GougeDirector of Talent EngagementPegasus Logistics

15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 4:

Where's My Stuff?Building a Blockchain use case for the real world

The term blockchain brings about a buzz. There are lots of opinions. Some want it so bad, they are looking for a problem to throw it at. Others want to see what it can do. Most reports show a lot of ideas, but very little by way of results. Most speeches talk in generalities with no clear route to getting something tangible.

Let's be different.

This interactive working session will have you create a real-world blockchain use case from scratch. Walk through the process and see it for yourself. The technology can be tricky, but with the right experience, a most powerful tool in your supply chain tool box.

Jon McCutcheonPrincipalSupply Chain Associates

Joe HudickaManaging Director, US, Canada & UKNeurored

Lora MartinezPresidentThe Clarity Team

16:30 - 17:00

Coffee BreakSponsored by TechMahindra

Keynote sessions across the 3 days

Sourcing freight capacity has long been a manual and opaque process for both shippers and carriers. The traditional approach is unsustainable in today’s tight market, where it exacerbates the industry-wide capacity shortage, leading to poor visibility, limited options, and the inability to plan effectively. Find out how Uber Freight and Land O’Lakes have partnered to solve these logistics challenges.

Collaborate to innovate: Find out how Land O’Lakes have partnered with Uber Freight to innovate their supply chain to ensure its flexible enough to keep up with unpredictable demand

Streamline the booking process: Learn how to use the Digital Freight Matching platform to ensure a more efficient process of matching shippers to carriers and drivers which will reduce the time needed to plan

Reduce headaches and delays: Discover how with lane optimization shippers can take a hands-off approach to facilitating shipments which saves time and money

In today's complex connected world, organizations don't just compete with their products. They compete with their supply chains. More and more organizations are recognizing that supply chains can become a key source of competitive advantage and differentiation.

In this keynote, Abir Thakurta will discuss 6 'practical and proven' keys to transform your supply chain to create a competitive advantage. Havertys recently was awarded the 'Supply Chain Innovator of the Year' award by APICS, CSCMP and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for some of the work Abir will showcase in his presentation.

Abir G. ThakurtaVP Supply ChainHaverty's

18:00 - 18:30

Bringing True Visibility to the Global Supply Chain

The same technology that has allowed people and companies to track individual packages has been developed over the years to enhance visibility into the supply chain. Today businesses can see detailed information about individual items within shipping containers, using this information not only to control inventory but also to enhance the customer experience.

Streamline the efficiency of the supply chain. Learn how the UPS Flex® Global View visibility platform enables businesses to see shipments across multiple modes in one place — and control who sees which details.

Enhance customer satisfaction through visibility. Learn how to wow the end user from a customer service perspective by focusing on “the last mile” with the UPS MyChoice app, which gives individuals worldwide visibility into their orders — in languages including English, French, Spanish and Mandarin.

In our increasingly digital world, technological innovation not only presents new opportunities, but also raises new risks and challenges that must be addressed by industry, buyers, suppliers, users, and policymakers.

The Power of the value chain: Uncover feasible, effective techniques to understand and effectively leverage and partner with your value chain’s third-party ecosystem while understanding the scope of security risk they bring to bear

Mitigating third party ecosystem security risks: Discuss practical frameworks for effectively identifying, prioritizing and mitigating the security risks and bring clarity where there is often opacity

Practical and flexible approach to optimize security: Discuss a methodology you can embrace to successfully deploy the right security, in the right place at the right time and, ultimately, optimize security throughout our digital lives

Edna ConwayChief Security Officer, Value ChainCisco

8:30 - 9:00

Prospering in the age of Amazon – transform your organization for supply chain 4.0

Don BrettVP of eCommerceKimball

9:00 - 9:45

Thriving in the age of eCommerce

Implement a customer-first approach: Leverage automation within your digital transformation strategy to deliver enhanced levels of service and stay competitive

Building the business case: The strategic rationale for deploying digital technologies to improve cost, service and the customer experience

A real life application: A practical perspective that considers the fine balance between technology and core operating principles

Adrian KumarVP Solutions Design North AmericaDHL Supply Chain

Todd SollerSenior Director of Global LogisticsPatagonia

Sergio VillalobosGlobal Logistics StrategyNike

Karen LeavittCMOLocus Robotics

Conference Day 2 — Wednesday, June 12th

7:00 - 8:15

BreakfastSponsored by SMC3

8:15 - 8:45

Discover how TireHub is helping Goodyear and Bridgestone say yes to every customer

New age partnerships to thrive: Discover how the new partnership will help manage growing complexity in the tire business, driven by SKU proliferation and rapidly growing demand for customized and premium tires

Saying yes to every customer: Find out how TireHub is delivering incredible customer experience to dealers and retailers helping them to increase profits and streamline processes

Peter GibbonsCEOTireHub

8:45 - 9:15

Supply Chain AI: Enabling a leap to radical efficiency

AI is transforming our companies and careers, from the factory floor to the boardroom.

Ai powering the future supply chain: By arming supply chain professionals with AI-enabled tools, capable of listening to every signal in our business, we can significantly improve decision-making at each level of our organizations

Smart(er) production and automation: There is a unique opportunity today to leverage Ai to retool businesses and global supply chains, for radical levels of improved efficiency, through optimization and automation discover, how this evolution of Ai will force us to reconsider many of the assumptions that we've held to be true

Stephen PrattCEONoodle.Ai

9:15 - 9:45

Staying ahead of the pack: Innovating to thrive in the age of connected logistics

Dr. Terry EsperAssociate Professor of LogisticsThe Ohio State University

China’s retaliatory tariffs and the potential for additional tariffs from the White House are sure to make the trading world -- for imports and exports on both sides of the Pacific Ocean -- far more complicated in the coming months.

In this time of great uncertainty, it is more important than ever before for freight players to find new ways to maximize efficiencies at the U.S.’ busiest ports and find more cost effective ways to get products out of ports and into the hands of consumers

Understand the importance of drayage, the first leg of the supply chain, in keeping the supply chain touchpoints that follow on track

Get the NEXT Trucking point of view on technology’s transformative power on not only the drayage space, but on the logistics industry as a whole

Address the importance of equipping carriers with the smart technology to streamline the supply chain process right from the start

Realize the full potential of your network: Find out how DFM matching tools can enable you to maximize logistics performance and allow for the smart matching of supply and demand for capacity in real-time

Become your carriers’ shipper of choice: Discover methods to improve your service while utilizing DFM, from on-time payments to hassle-free pickups and reduced driver dwell time during dropoffs

Create a strategy to drive value: Recognize the tangible ROI of IoT to gain support and investment from internal stakeholders

Build a more connected supply chain: Explore how IoT can be used to intelligently connect people and processes

Utilize IoT for visibility: Learn how manufacturers can detect deteriorated product quality and maximum product availability early to optimize inventory levels and working capital

Stefan ReidyCEO & FounderArviem

2:10 - 2:40

Warehouse Tasking – Implementing a successful POC

In this session, Juli Cahill of D.B. Schenker will share their experience on the recent pilot of Warehouse Tasking. She will highlight the steps it took for a successful implementation and the results their business achieved with best practices.

A holistic approach with your partners and full integration: Learn out how AGCO Corporation is creating sustainable relationships with service providers and carriers in order to proactively identify potential late deliveries and maximize customer experience

Track and trace: The cost to implement and maintain the latest track and trace innovative approaches have a number benefits as well as a set of challenges and risks, find out where track and trace makes the most sense for supply chain as well as other options to drive performance.

Traditional supply chain systems that are not reactive to customer demands are no longer viable.

Consumers demand two-day delivery (in many cases two hour) - if you can’t deliver this then you will lose out to the competition.

Supply chain must evolve into a demand chain that delivers unrivalled flexibility, visibility and transparency for your customers.

Join this session to understand the strategies need to help you be more responsive to your customer demands

Brian BourkeVP MarketingSEKO

11:35 - 12:35

eCommerce and the Changing Freight Landscape

eCommerce has dramatically changed the freight landscape. Technology, buying behaviors, final-mile challenges along with new norms in the size and shape of LTL freight has created a dynamic landscape that 3PLs and LTL carriers need to master to meet the demands of ever-increasing sophisticated shipper customers. This panel will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with this changing landscaped.

Redefining the consumer experience through a direct-to-consumer supply chain

Learn from Darcy Cozzetto, COO, T Bouqs Company and how Bouqs utilizes a direct-to-consumer supply chain that enables a superior product and redefines the overall experience for consumers and farmers alike. Bouqs are cut-to-order and delivered fresh to consumers in less than 1 week, resulting in fresh, long lasting flowers and eliminating unnecessary waste. A Bouq is 1-4 days old upon arrival, compared to the industry average of 20 days old - this means the flowers will last up to 2-3 weeks with proper care (instead of 3 days).

Your supply chain serves as the foundation of your business, and plays a critical role in top-line growth. However, many executives view fulfillment and distribution through the “cost” lens first before considering how the supply chain can drive revenue and growth opportunities. In this session, learn how Nutrisystem used their supply chain as a strategic advantage to double their business in the past five years.

Mike HoniousCOO AmericasGEODIS

David BurtonEVP Operations & RetailNutrisystem

2:40 - 3:10

How Collaborative Robots Can Empower Employees and Drive Efficiency

Enhance productivity by balancing labor and technology: Improve operations by integrating technology that supplements labor, resulting in greater order accuracy and optimized processes

How to establish shipping costs: Effective benchmarking prior to beginning any carrier negotiations

What can a shipper do to offset new pricing changes: Gain a better understanding of the impact these changes are going to have on your company; How much of your transportation spend is in accessorial charges or base rate charges

Mike EricksonCEOAFMS

3:10 - 3:55

Tackling the labor shortage in transportation logistics

Retain the best drivers: Offer a better lifestyle with reduced time on the road and average length-of-haul, by using developments in LTL freight and increasing your distribution centers

Attract the next generation of drivers and secure your long-term business strategy: Discuss ways to invest in young people’s future in the industry with degrees, qualifications and tech-driven opportunities for long term gains

Improve efficiencies and driver satisfaction: Help drivers avoid billions of empty miles travelled every year and the delays faced in loading and unloading, by using telematics and visibility applications

Become a shipper of choice: Discover methods used to improve your carriers’ impression of your operations such as on-time payments and hassle-free pickups

The lack of visibility has been a major bottleneck in the optimization of Supply Chains. Bristlecone Labs’ approach to tackle this challenge is to combine visibility of the present with traceability of past events in order to ingrain transparency into the future that lies ahead.

Join us to find out how Sleep Number and Bristlecone Labs partnered to maximize customer satisfaction by achieving real time visibility, operational efficiency and perfect order fulfillment.

John BrineDirector of Network Optimization & DigitizationSleep Number

Deepak GhodkeVice President at Bristlecone LabsBristlecone

Vasudev NayakProduct manager, Bristlecone LabsBristlecone

11:05 - 11:35

Optimize your global network and transform your supply chain

Leverage a digitally connected network: Understand how organizations are increasingly looking to their global supply chains to find efficiencies and improve customer experience

Deliver a local service on a global scale: Adapt your supply chain to the needs of different regions to proactively deal with disruptions and meet specific market demands

Break down silos with the cloud: Utilize cloud-based systems to simplify communication between key decision makers and improve replenishment and fulfilment efficiencies

John BuchananSenior Manager, International Network DesignWalmart International

11:35 - 12:35

Become truly customer-centric

Leverage digital technologies: Explore ways to give supply chain managers more control of the customer experience and provide unprecedented levels of transparency

First Attempt Delivery Rate is a direct indication of the successful deliveries made in the first attempt. The follow on cost for a 2nd delivery is equivalent to delivering 3 packages.

An improved FADR is a win-win situation for the customer, the delivery executive, the service provider & the brand.

Here is how a higher FADR can help you with:

Increased customer loyalty

Reduced costs involved in multiple deliveries

Lesser hassle of storing packages and management personnel

Shaun SilerVP North America, SalesLocus.sh

2:10 - 2:40

The New Retail: The “3 Headed Monster, and why you need all 3 Heads & the Role of Freight & Logistics has!"

Today’s “Purchase Landscape” is unlike anything this world has even seen, primarily because the Internet has created a new Channel of Distribution that allows you to “get whatever you want”, practically now "whenever you want" via your mobile device, and thus traditional shopping as we know is not dead, but it has evolved. But the Question is, what is the right approach for your business?

And then HOW do you manage your Freight & Logistics accordingly? One Size definitely does NOT fit all!

The Answer quite frankly depends on what exactly IS your business, how much money do you have to spend out the gate, and how much risk do you want to take before you go "all in".

From Buiced.com to Amazon.com to Walmart (and oh by the way, Walmart.com), Ray went from ZERO to WALMART, and will help you understand the trials & tribulations that he has gone through and the road he continues to navigate as he sets his sites on a Global Brand benefiting the health of consumers across the World!

Learn how Ray quickly realized, he is as much a Freight & Logistics Company, as he is a Marketing one!

Ray DoustdarCEO & FounderBUICED Liquid Vitamins

2:40 - 3:10

Next-gen science for supply chain optimization

A complex system is defined as a system with numerous, often interdependent, parts; supply chain undoubtedly is a complex system. The field of complex systems science was developed to unravel the intricacies of 21st century problems. Join this session to hear from one of the founders of the field as he explains the useful applications of complex systems science on supply chain and logistics.

Observe your supply chain through a multi-scale lens: Learn to see both the details and the big picture of your supply chain

Build Bridges to Industry: Discuss how introducing students to the industry through internships, apprenticeships, and training programs can help colleges prepare them to become more effective employees

Create a strategy for growth: Insights from a former Walmart director in the start-up world

Find out how a new eTailer brand was able to grow rapidly by successfully scaling its supply chain and gaining the necessary capabilities to meet market demands.

Anticipate demand patterns: Learn how to carry out long term planning, strategic alignment and capacity and peak requirement measurements to meet changes in demand

Build key partnerships: Discuss the importance of working closely with suppliers and service providers to speed up your fulfilment capabilities

Prioritize effectively: Find out how to implement new initiatives while maintaining operational efficiencies, and balance quick wins with longer term strategic goals

Vaneet KhuranaVP Operations & Supply ChainZeroodle

5:15 - 5:45

Organizational Resiliency: “The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday”

Examine past, current and emerging supply chain continuity risks: As the global network of trade expands, identify how the diverse challenges facing suppliers, manufacturers, LSPs present a real threat to supply chains and revenue if not planned for effectively

Resiliency Leadership: Discover tenants of resiliency that will help bake the ‘human element’ into your business continuity programme so your people are fully prepared to manage inevitable challenges to your supply chain

Crisis Management: Protecting your organizations reputation and brand is critical before during and after a business disruption. Rather than responding to crisis after the fact, how can you employ technology and utilise data to identify risks and minimize operational, financial and customer impacts through effective crisis management

Barry MorgesonDirector of Business ContinuitySouthern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits

5G is coming and the possibilities for the logistics industry are endless. Over the next 5 years we will see an increase in uptake in 5G technologies until full influence by 2025. Join this session in order to prepare yourself for the opportunities that 5G will bring.

Unprecedented visibility: Learn how the use of 5G and IoT will for the first time allow you to track items from the factory all the way to your customer, thus eliminating “transit dead-zone areas.”

New technological capabilities: Hear how 5G opens up huge potential for warehouses to upgrade to robot workers and for drones to undertake deliveries.

Preparing Now: Understand the necessary steps you need to take now in order to be ready to fully benefit from the opportunities that 5G presents.

Greg SmithEnterprise ConsultantTechMahindra

10:45 - 11:30

Automation as superpower: Scale up without staffing up.

Learn how artificial intelligence and automation can impact cost and growth for transportation companies.

Get a strategy: What’s new and what’s coming soon? Who can use it? Pitfalls and problems

Get on it: Decide which tech is best. How to implement? People, processes, and payoffs

Matt BernsteinCEOHubTran

Jim BeckerCEOBecker Logistics

Michael MalakhovEVP Sales & MarketingAcertus

11:30 - 12:15

Assessing the start up landscape in contemporary logistics

The last 18 months has seen a large influx of start ups emerging in the logistics industry, join this session to understand why this is the case. What are the opportunities start-ups are seeing in the industry? How can they partner with established companies in the space? Which start-ups will be in it for the long haul?

Fabrizio AnnerSenior Venture Development ManagerPanaplina Digital Hub

Jai RanganathanVice President of ProductKeepTruckin

Mike ZayoncFounder, Plug and Play Supply ChainPlug and Play Tech Center

The traditional contracted carrier model long relied on by shippers to secure capacity comes with a price. Now, with AI, supply chain leaders are adopting modern pricing tactics similar to the financial and airline industries which are more advanced in pricing and risk allocation.

Join and discuss:

How to automate the benefits of real-time market data

How AI can guarantee access to capacity

Ways AI can accelerate sourcing

Tim EvansVPLoadsmart

2:00 - 2:45

Digital innovation in the modern warehouse

Respond quickly to changing demands: Overcome the challenge of fluctuating volumes in eCommerce with innovative strategies to improve agility and operational efficiency

Elevate your warehouse performance: Learn how to decrease order fulfilment times using technologies such as machine learning and real-time optimization

Improve accuracy at scale: Hear how image recognition software can direct tasks and accurately manage large volumes of orders and SKUs

Utilize sensors in the warehouse: Understand how to use sensors to obtain data from various sources in the warehouse

Automation: Synthesize multiple data sources to drive better decision making in the warehouse

Clint ReiserDirector, Supply Chain ResearchARC Advisory Group

Tom CorbettProduct ManagerPepperl+Fuchs

Joe CoutoChief Operating Officer, LogisticsHighjump

Ottavio SaluzziHead of IT - Sales & ConsultingSSI Schaefer Systems

eCommerce Track

Chaired by:

Cordelia BlakeCEOScanner Society

9:45 - 10:30

Coffee BreakSponsored by Tech Mahindra

10:30 - 11:00

Rise to the challenge of 2-day delivery

Balance the costs: Develop a strategy that meets customer experience of expectations of price and quality of service, while managing the costs of fulfilment, transportation and inventory

Explore multinode solutions: Learn how Radial successfully utilized a multinode approach to customize customer experiences, and how this helped them gain long-term loyalty

Matt SnyderPresident Operations - Fulfilment ServicesRadial

11:00 - 11:30

Delivery in the Age of Amazon

With so many delivery models and fulfilment options to choose from, everyone is asking the same question: how do you provide the perfect customer delivery experience at a price point that makes sense for both the consumer and the business?

This presentation will cover the critical issues businesses need to consider in order to establish successful delivery operations, including:

Choosing the delivery model that is right for your organization

Optimizing delivery flows to deliver ideal customer experiences

Selecting the technologies you need to ensure positive ROI

Larry KleinAVP, TransportationBringg

11:30 - 12:15

Deliver excellence in the last mile

Build valuable partnerships: Assess the technology platforms that enable you to work with multiple carriers for effective, efficient and transparent last mile fulfilment

But how do you move from proofs-of-concept and pilots with individual vendors and commodities to larger-scale implementation across your broader supply chain? What is the true value of this potentially visionary technology for food supply chain participants of all sizes, and how can it be harnessed to address concrete industry use cases that increase revenue and boost profitability? In this session, iTrade will bring its 20-year history as a global perishables supply chain software leader to bear on the real challenges companies are facing as they begin to implement food blockchains and also give skeptics some food-for-thought that pushing past the ‘point of lunacy’ is something that is not only scalable, but also worth the effort.

Blockchain is inspiring companies to rethink supply chain processes. While blockchain may not be the one solution for all challenges, it is nearly impossible to ignore its effectiveness in food industry use cases. Now is the time to prepare for more successful blockchain implementations through standards-based collaboration.

The speakers will discuss the importance of GS1 Standards for product identification and data sharing, and how they help ensure more profitable blockchain implementations. Attendees will learn how to use standards for food traceability and how they have set the stage for further exploration.

Kevin OttoSenior Director, Community EngagementGS1 US

11:30 - 12:15

Practical steps for cold chain integrity

Towards strategic partnerships: Embrace deeper partnerships and set common strategic goals with your logistics partners in order to ensure that your produce is transported in a safe and reliable manner

Adopt new technologies: Identify the right technologies to enhance various aspects of the cold chain - end-to-end visibility, regulatory compliance and condition of the product

Promote shared goals: Break down silos and unite employees around a common commitment to running a trusted supply chain that will protect your bottom line

We will present three analytical platforms that can optimizing various warehousing and transportation functions. They are IDEA, POD and D3TO.

IDEA (Instantly Discover Efficient Activities) – it’s a suite of tools that can help optimize waving, tasking and picking functions at a warehouse by turbocharging existing systems/WMS. It aims to bring together advanced analytical optimization algorithms, simulation and machine learning algorithms to make intelligent operational decisions.

POD (Packaging on Demand) - given the rise of dimensional based fee structures in today’s transportation market, as well as the reduction in overall trucking capacity, shippers are facing new challenges in their supply chains. Companies can tackle these challenges through advanced analytics, working with customers to reduce their overall shipping expense. In this section we will discuss how packaging space utilization tools work toward the goal of storing and shipping less air!

D3TO (DHL Dynamic Decision Transportation Optimization) – this session will explore the connection between freight savings and data analysis, learn how to weigh the business benefits of dedicated and private fleets, and see how applying freight optimization can lead to lower rates in both the truckload and LTL arenas.

Takeaways

Strategy to optimize warehousing functions like waving, tasking and picking.

Process to optimize carton sizes at a facility

Tactical process to optimize a complex transportation network

Manjeet SinghResearch DirectorDHL Supply Chain

Jon CoxDirector Solutions DesignDHL Supply Chain

15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 2:

Urban Fulfillment Centers: A new approach for satisfying consumer demand for same-day delivery

As consumers increasingly demand faster delivery of purchases, retailers and consumer products companies need to move away from the hub-and-spoke distribution model and look to locate warehouses closer to the end consumer. This new model will require new thinking and new ecosystem relationships.

In today’s tight labor market, it’s a struggle to attract and retain the employees we need. It seems the odds are against us, and today’s young people aren’t loyal, they lack focus and they job hop at the drop of a hat.

Or do they?

This working session will give you some insight into the real issue and provide you with actionable ideas and tools that you can put into motion right away. The good news is there are ways to do this that don’t include higher salaries and outlandish perks.

Candice GougeDirector of Talent EngagementPegasus Logistics

15:00 - 16:30

Workshop 4:

Where's My Stuff?Building a Blockchain use case for the real world

The term blockchain brings about a buzz. There are lots of opinions. Some want it so bad, they are looking for a problem to throw it at. Others want to see what it can do. Most reports show a lot of ideas, but very little by way of results. Most speeches talk in generalities with no clear route to getting something tangible.

Let's be different.

This interactive working session will have you create a real-world blockchain use case from scratch. Walk through the process and see it for yourself. The technology can be tricky, but with the right experience, a most powerful tool in your supply chain tool box.

Sourcing freight capacity has long been a manual and opaque process for both shippers and carriers. The traditional approach is unsustainable in today’s tight market, where it exacerbates the industry-wide capacity shortage, leading to poor visibility, limited options, and the inability to plan effectively. Find out how Uber Freight and Land O’Lakes have partnered to solve these logistics challenges.

Collaborate to innovate: Find out how Land O’Lakes have partnered with Uber Freight to innovate their supply chain to ensure its flexible enough to keep up with unpredictable demand

Streamline the booking process: Learn how to use the Digital Freight Matching platform to ensure a more efficient process of matching shippers to carriers and drivers which will reduce the time needed to plan

Reduce headaches and delays: Discover how with lane optimization shippers can take a hands-off approach to facilitating shipments which saves time and money

In today's complex connected world, organizations don't just compete with their products. They compete with their supply chains. More and more organizations are recognizing that supply chains can become a key source of competitive advantage and differentiation.

In this keynote, Abir Thakurta will discuss 6 'practical and proven' keys to transform your supply chain to create a competitive advantage. Havertys recently was awarded the 'Supply Chain Innovator of the Year' award by APICS, CSCMP and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for some of the work Abir will showcase in his presentation.

Abir G. ThakurtaVP Supply ChainHaverty's

18:00 - 18:30

Bringing True Visibility to the Global Supply Chain

The same technology that has allowed people and companies to track individual packages has been developed over the years to enhance visibility into the supply chain. Today businesses can see detailed information about individual items within shipping containers, using this information not only to control inventory but also to enhance the customer experience.

Streamline the efficiency of the supply chain. Learn how the UPS Flex® Global View visibility platform enables businesses to see shipments across multiple modes in one place — and control who sees which details.

Enhance customer satisfaction through visibility. Learn how to wow the end user from a customer service perspective by focusing on “the last mile” with the UPS MyChoice app, which gives individuals worldwide visibility into their orders — in languages including English, French, Spanish and Mandarin.

In our increasingly digital world, technological innovation not only presents new opportunities, but also raises new risks and challenges that must be addressed by industry, buyers, suppliers, users, and policymakers.

The Power of the value chain: Uncover feasible, effective techniques to understand and effectively leverage and partner with your value chain’s third-party ecosystem while understanding the scope of security risk they bring to bear

Mitigating third party ecosystem security risks: Discuss practical frameworks for effectively identifying, prioritizing and mitigating the security risks and bring clarity where there is often opacity

Practical and flexible approach to optimize security: Discuss a methodology you can embrace to successfully deploy the right security, in the right place at the right time and, ultimately, optimize security throughout our digital lives

Edna ConwayChief Security Officer, Value ChainCisco

8:30 - 9:00

Prospering in the age of Amazon – transform your organization for supply chain 4.0

Don BrettVP of eCommerceKimball

9:00 - 9:45

Thriving in the age of eCommerce

Implement a customer-first approach: Leverage automation within your digital transformation strategy to deliver enhanced levels of service and stay competitive

Building the business case: The strategic rationale for deploying digital technologies to improve cost, service and the customer experience

A real life application: A practical perspective that considers the fine balance between technology and core operating principles

China’s retaliatory tariffs and the potential for additional tariffs from the White House are sure to make the trading world -- for imports and exports on both sides of the Pacific Ocean -- far more complicated in the coming months.

In this time of great uncertainty, it is more important than ever before for freight players to find new ways to maximize efficiencies at the U.S.’ busiest ports and find more cost effective ways to get products out of ports and into the hands of consumers

Understand the importance of drayage, the first leg of the supply chain, in keeping the supply chain touchpoints that follow on track

Get the NEXT Trucking point of view on technology’s transformative power on not only the drayage space, but on the logistics industry as a whole

Address the importance of equipping carriers with the smart technology to streamline the supply chain process right from the start

Realize the full potential of your network: Find out how DFM matching tools can enable you to maximize logistics performance and allow for the smart matching of supply and demand for capacity in real-time

Become your carriers’ shipper of choice: Discover methods to improve your service while utilizing DFM, from on-time payments to hassle-free pickups and reduced driver dwell time during dropoffs

Create a strategy to drive value: Recognize the tangible ROI of IoT to gain support and investment from internal stakeholders

Build a more connected supply chain: Explore how IoT can be used to intelligently connect people and processes

Utilize IoT for visibility: Learn how manufacturers can detect deteriorated product quality and maximum product availability early to optimize inventory levels and working capital

Stefan ReidyCEO & FounderArviem

2:10 - 2:40

Warehouse Tasking – Implementing a successful POC

In this session, Juli Cahill of D.B. Schenker will share their experience on the recent pilot of Warehouse Tasking. She will highlight the steps it took for a successful implementation and the results their business achieved with best practices.

A holistic approach with your partners and full integration: Learn out how AGCO Corporation is creating sustainable relationships with service providers and carriers in order to proactively identify potential late deliveries and maximize customer experience

Track and trace: The cost to implement and maintain the latest track and trace innovative approaches have a number benefits as well as a set of challenges and risks, find out where track and trace makes the most sense for supply chain as well as other options to drive performance.

Traditional supply chain systems that are not reactive to customer demands are no longer viable.

Consumers demand two-day delivery (in many cases two hour) - if you can’t deliver this then you will lose out to the competition.

Supply chain must evolve into a demand chain that delivers unrivalled flexibility, visibility and transparency for your customers.

Join this session to understand the strategies need to help you be more responsive to your customer demands

Brian BourkeVP MarketingSEKO

11:35 - 12:35

eCommerce and the Changing Freight Landscape

eCommerce has dramatically changed the freight landscape. Technology, buying behaviors, final-mile challenges along with new norms in the size and shape of LTL freight has created a dynamic landscape that 3PLs and LTL carriers need to master to meet the demands of ever-increasing sophisticated shipper customers. This panel will explore the challenges and opportunities associated with this changing landscaped.

Redefining the consumer experience through a direct-to-consumer supply chain

Learn from Darcy Cozzetto, COO, T Bouqs Company and how Bouqs utilizes a direct-to-consumer supply chain that enables a superior product and redefines the overall experience for consumers and farmers alike. Bouqs are cut-to-order and delivered fresh to consumers in less than 1 week, resulting in fresh, long lasting flowers and eliminating unnecessary waste. A Bouq is 1-4 days old upon arrival, compared to the industry average of 20 days old - this means the flowers will last up to 2-3 weeks with proper care (instead of 3 days).

Your supply chain serves as the foundation of your business, and plays a critical role in top-line growth. However, many executives view fulfillment and distribution through the “cost” lens first before considering how the supply chain can drive revenue and growth opportunities. In this session, learn how Nutrisystem used their supply chain as a strategic advantage to double their business in the past five years.

Mike HoniousCOO AmericasGEODIS

David BurtonEVP Operations & RetailNutrisystem

2:40 - 3:10

How Collaborative Robots Can Empower Employees and Drive Efficiency

Enhance productivity by balancing labor and technology: Improve operations by integrating technology that supplements labor, resulting in greater order accuracy and optimized processes

How to establish shipping costs: Effective benchmarking prior to beginning any carrier negotiations

What can a shipper do to offset new pricing changes: Gain a better understanding of the impact these changes are going to have on your company; How much of your transportation spend is in accessorial charges or base rate charges

Mike EricksonCEOAFMS

3:10 - 3:55

Tackling the labor shortage in transportation logistics

Retain the best drivers: Offer a better lifestyle with reduced time on the road and average length-of-haul, by using developments in LTL freight and increasing your distribution centers

Attract the next generation of drivers and secure your long-term business strategy: Discuss ways to invest in young people’s future in the industry with degrees, qualifications and tech-driven opportunities for long term gains

Improve efficiencies and driver satisfaction: Help drivers avoid billions of empty miles travelled every year and the delays faced in loading and unloading, by using telematics and visibility applications

Become a shipper of choice: Discover methods used to improve your carriers’ impression of your operations such as on-time payments and hassle-free pickups

The lack of visibility has been a major bottleneck in the optimization of Supply Chains. Bristlecone Labs’ approach to tackle this challenge is to combine visibility of the present with traceability of past events in order to ingrain transparency into the future that lies ahead.

Join us to find out how Sleep Number and Bristlecone Labs partnered to maximize customer satisfaction by achieving real time visibility, operational efficiency and perfect order fulfillment.

John BrineDirector of Network Optimization & DigitizationSleep Number

Deepak GhodkeVice President at Bristlecone LabsBristlecone

Vasudev NayakProduct manager, Bristlecone LabsBristlecone

11:05 - 11:35

Optimize your global network and transform your supply chain

Leverage a digitally connected network: Understand how organizations are increasingly looking to their global supply chains to find efficiencies and improve customer experience

Deliver a local service on a global scale: Adapt your supply chain to the needs of different regions to proactively deal with disruptions and meet specific market demands

Break down silos with the cloud: Utilize cloud-based systems to simplify communication between key decision makers and improve replenishment and fulfilment efficiencies

John BuchananSenior Manager, International Network DesignWalmart International

11:35 - 12:35

Become truly customer-centric

Leverage digital technologies: Explore ways to give supply chain managers more control of the customer experience and provide unprecedented levels of transparency

First Attempt Delivery Rate is a direct indication of the successful deliveries made in the first attempt. The follow on cost for a 2nd delivery is equivalent to delivering 3 packages.

An improved FADR is a win-win situation for the customer, the delivery executive, the service provider & the brand.

Here is how a higher FADR can help you with:

Increased customer loyalty

Reduced costs involved in multiple deliveries

Lesser hassle of storing packages and management personnel

Shaun SilerVP North America, SalesLocus.sh

2:10 - 2:40

The New Retail: The “3 Headed Monster, and why you need all 3 Heads & the Role of Freight & Logistics has!"

Today’s “Purchase Landscape” is unlike anything this world has even seen, primarily because the Internet has created a new Channel of Distribution that allows you to “get whatever you want”, practically now "whenever you want" via your mobile device, and thus traditional shopping as we know is not dead, but it has evolved. But the Question is, what is the right approach for your business?

And then HOW do you manage your Freight & Logistics accordingly? One Size definitely does NOT fit all!

The Answer quite frankly depends on what exactly IS your business, how much money do you have to spend out the gate, and how much risk do you want to take before you go "all in".

From Buiced.com to Amazon.com to Walmart (and oh by the way, Walmart.com), Ray went from ZERO to WALMART, and will help you understand the trials & tribulations that he has gone through and the road he continues to navigate as he sets his sites on a Global Brand benefiting the health of consumers across the World!

Learn how Ray quickly realized, he is as much a Freight & Logistics Company, as he is a Marketing one!

Ray DoustdarCEO & FounderBUICED Liquid Vitamins

2:40 - 3:10

Next-gen science for supply chain optimization

A complex system is defined as a system with numerous, often interdependent, parts; supply chain undoubtedly is a complex system. The field of complex systems science was developed to unravel the intricacies of 21st century problems. Join this session to hear from one of the founders of the field as he explains the useful applications of complex systems science on supply chain and logistics.

Observe your supply chain through a multi-scale lens: Learn to see both the details and the big picture of your supply chain

Build Bridges to Industry: Discuss how introducing students to the industry through internships, apprenticeships, and training programs can help colleges prepare them to become more effective employees

Create a strategy for growth: Insights from a former Walmart director in the start-up world

Find out how a new eTailer brand was able to grow rapidly by successfully scaling its supply chain and gaining the necessary capabilities to meet market demands.

Anticipate demand patterns: Learn how to carry out long term planning, strategic alignment and capacity and peak requirement measurements to meet changes in demand

Build key partnerships: Discuss the importance of working closely with suppliers and service providers to speed up your fulfilment capabilities

Prioritize effectively: Find out how to implement new initiatives while maintaining operational efficiencies, and balance quick wins with longer term strategic goals

Vaneet KhuranaVP Operations & Supply ChainZeroodle

5:15 - 5:45

Organizational Resiliency: “The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday”

Examine past, current and emerging supply chain continuity risks: As the global network of trade expands, identify how the diverse challenges facing suppliers, manufacturers, LSPs present a real threat to supply chains and revenue if not planned for effectively

Resiliency Leadership: Discover tenants of resiliency that will help bake the ‘human element’ into your business continuity programme so your people are fully prepared to manage inevitable challenges to your supply chain

Crisis Management: Protecting your organizations reputation and brand is critical before during and after a business disruption. Rather than responding to crisis after the fact, how can you employ technology and utilise data to identify risks and minimize operational, financial and customer impacts through effective crisis management

Barry MorgesonDirector of Business ContinuitySouthern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits

New age partnerships to thrive: Discover how the new partnership will help manage growing complexity in the tire business, driven by SKU proliferation and rapidly growing demand for customized and premium tires

Saying yes to every customer: Find out how TireHub is delivering incredible customer experience to dealers and retailers helping them to increase profits and streamline processes

Peter GibbonsCEOTireHub

8:45 - 9:15

Supply Chain AI: Enabling a leap to radical efficiency

AI is transforming our companies and careers, from the factory floor to the boardroom.

Ai powering the future supply chain: By arming supply chain professionals with AI-enabled tools, capable of listening to every signal in our business, we can significantly improve decision-making at each level of our organizations

Smart(er) production and automation: There is a unique opportunity today to leverage Ai to retool businesses and global supply chains, for radical levels of improved efficiency, through optimization and automation discover, how this evolution of Ai will force us to reconsider many of the assumptions that we've held to be true

Stephen PrattCEONoodle.Ai

9:15 - 9:45

Staying ahead of the pack: Innovating to thrive in the age of connected logistics

Dr. Terry EsperAssociate Professor of LogisticsThe Ohio State University

5G is coming and the possibilities for the logistics industry are endless. Over the next 5 years we will see an increase in uptake in 5G technologies until full influence by 2025. Join this session in order to prepare yourself for the opportunities that 5G will bring.

Unprecedented visibility: Learn how the use of 5G and IoT will for the first time allow you to track items from the factory all the way to your customer, thus eliminating “transit dead-zone areas.”

New technological capabilities: Hear how 5G opens up huge potential for warehouses to upgrade to robot workers and for drones to undertake deliveries.

Preparing Now: Understand the necessary steps you need to take now in order to be ready to fully benefit from the opportunities that 5G presents.

Greg SmithEnterprise ConsultantTechMahindra

10:45 - 11:30

Automation as superpower: Scale up without staffing up.

Learn how artificial intelligence and automation can impact cost and growth for transportation companies.

Get a strategy: What’s new and what’s coming soon? Who can use it? Pitfalls and problems

Get on it: Decide which tech is best. How to implement? People, processes, and payoffs

Matt BernsteinCEOHubTran

Jim BeckerCEOBecker Logistics

Michael MalakhovEVP Sales & MarketingAcertus

11:30 - 12:15

Assessing the start up landscape in contemporary logistics

The last 18 months has seen a large influx of start ups emerging in the logistics industry, join this session to understand why this is the case. What are the opportunities start-ups are seeing in the industry? How can they partner with established companies in the space? Which start-ups will be in it for the long haul?

Fabrizio AnnerSenior Venture Development ManagerPanaplina Digital Hub

Jai RanganathanVice President of ProductKeepTruckin

Mike ZayoncFounder, Plug and Play Supply ChainPlug and Play Tech Center

The traditional contracted carrier model long relied on by shippers to secure capacity comes with a price. Now, with AI, supply chain leaders are adopting modern pricing tactics similar to the financial and airline industries which are more advanced in pricing and risk allocation.

Join and discuss:

How to automate the benefits of real-time market data

How AI can guarantee access to capacity

Ways AI can accelerate sourcing

Tim EvansVPLoadsmart

2:00 - 2:45

Digital innovation in the modern warehouse

Respond quickly to changing demands: Overcome the challenge of fluctuating volumes in eCommerce with innovative strategies to improve agility and operational efficiency

Elevate your warehouse performance: Learn how to decrease order fulfilment times using technologies such as machine learning and real-time optimization

Improve accuracy at scale: Hear how image recognition software can direct tasks and accurately manage large volumes of orders and SKUs

Utilize sensors in the warehouse: Understand how to use sensors to obtain data from various sources in the warehouse

Automation: Synthesize multiple data sources to drive better decision making in the warehouse

Clint ReiserDirector, Supply Chain ResearchARC Advisory Group

Tom CorbettProduct ManagerPepperl+Fuchs

Joe CoutoChief Operating Officer, LogisticsHighjump

Ottavio SaluzziHead of IT - Sales & ConsultingSSI Schaefer Systems

eCommerce Track

Chaired by:

Cordelia BlakeCEOScanner Society

9:45 - 10:30

Coffee BreakSponsored by Tech Mahindra

10:30 - 11:00

Rise to the challenge of 2-day delivery

Balance the costs: Develop a strategy that meets customer experience of expectations of price and quality of service, while managing the costs of fulfilment, transportation and inventory

Explore multinode solutions: Learn how Radial successfully utilized a multinode approach to customize customer experiences, and how this helped them gain long-term loyalty

Matt SnyderPresident Operations - Fulfilment ServicesRadial

11:00 - 11:30

Delivery in the Age of Amazon

With so many delivery models and fulfilment options to choose from, everyone is asking the same question: how do you provide the perfect customer delivery experience at a price point that makes sense for both the consumer and the business?

This presentation will cover the critical issues businesses need to consider in order to establish successful delivery operations, including:

Choosing the delivery model that is right for your organization

Optimizing delivery flows to deliver ideal customer experiences

Selecting the technologies you need to ensure positive ROI

Larry KleinAVP, TransportationBringg

11:30 - 12:15

Deliver excellence in the last mile

Build valuable partnerships: Assess the technology platforms that enable you to work with multiple carriers for effective, efficient and transparent last mile fulfilment

But how do you move from proofs-of-concept and pilots with individual vendors and commodities to larger-scale implementation across your broader supply chain? What is the true value of this potentially visionary technology for food supply chain participants of all sizes, and how can it be harnessed to address concrete industry use cases that increase revenue and boost profitability? In this session, iTrade will bring its 20-year history as a global perishables supply chain software leader to bear on the real challenges companies are facing as they begin to implement food blockchains and also give skeptics some food-for-thought that pushing past the ‘point of lunacy’ is something that is not only scalable, but also worth the effort.

Blockchain is inspiring companies to rethink supply chain processes. While blockchain may not be the one solution for all challenges, it is nearly impossible to ignore its effectiveness in food industry use cases. Now is the time to prepare for more successful blockchain implementations through standards-based collaboration.

The speakers will discuss the importance of GS1 Standards for product identification and data sharing, and how they help ensure more profitable blockchain implementations. Attendees will learn how to use standards for food traceability and how they have set the stage for further exploration.

Kevin OttoSenior Director, Community EngagementGS1 US

11:30 - 12:15

Practical steps for cold chain integrity

Towards strategic partnerships: Embrace deeper partnerships and set common strategic goals with your logistics partners in order to ensure that your produce is transported in a safe and reliable manner

Adopt new technologies: Identify the right technologies to enhance various aspects of the cold chain - end-to-end visibility, regulatory compliance and condition of the product

Promote shared goals: Break down silos and unite employees around a common commitment to running a trusted supply chain that will protect your bottom line